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Learning Alliance Focuses on Wireless for 2020 The industry could use 20,000 new technicians today. Learning Alliance plans to put “all hands on deck” when it comes to wireless initiatives. “Last year we helped more than 400 veterans get trained and employed in multiple industries such as IT, manufacturing and broadband,” said Cesar, “this year […]

For immediate release – 1/7/20 Learning Alliance welcomed the new year with a new focus and mission specific to the wireless industry. “We evolved from a small-time recruitment and grant organization to something new and exciting,” said Fred Arnold, CCO of LAC, “we used to just recruit talent, but now we train talent and get […]

Veteran Hiring Programs for Wireless Jobs We partnered with WIA to discuss Veteran hiring programs. Building a Veteran specific hiring programs can benefit your business by providing higher quality hires who are reliable and loyal. Veterans come with key soft skills, valuable hard skills and a motivation unmatched by other demographics. They thrive in a [...]

Learning Alliance Tower Program Becomes TIRAP Pre-Apprenticeship Learning Alliance has created a Tower Technician 1 fundamentals program that corresponds to the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program model. The program has been designed to give students 130 hours out of the 160 needed for TIRAP. Read more about TIRAP. Helping Veterans with their 1990/1995 Over the [...]

Communication – an opportunity for continuous improvement in every organization. An organization that has a well-thought out, consistently practiced communication strategy to keep everyone in the organization informed supports team member engagement and empowerment. When team members clearly understand business direction and goals, organizational change and reasons for such they can: Understand where they fit [...]

Wouldn’t it be great if you lead a team of great problem solvers and innovative thinkers who were self-motivated . . . and demonstrated a high level of accountability? A good leader develops these skills in his/her team members through coaching. Through skilled conversation, a leader uses coaching to develop a team member’s skills and [...]

The United States finds itself in a unique situation with the current skilled labor shortage. Let us take a step back and look to the 1940’s to 1990’s where tremendous growth brought huge expansions in trade skilled professions. Electricians, plumbers and carpenters alike were true examples of the blue collar work hard crowd. By their [...]